Dresden vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$3951
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$2014
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
40
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
566K
284K

The cost of living in Dresden is 16% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 4158th and 3144th ($1448 vs $1719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany and Slovenia, respectively. Check Germany vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 96th and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Ljubljana

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Dresden Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$1303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$6691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$6.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$14187

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

Cities near Ljubljana

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1431
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1396
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1347
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1409
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1659
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1342
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1648
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1372
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1381
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1517
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$1072
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1279
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1487
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1681
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1029
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1409
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1409
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1556
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$661
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1441
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$1144
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1747
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1734
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1607
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1659
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$917
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$733
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1929
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1876
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$586
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1533